Table 5.  Number of Live Births by Birth Weight, and Age Group of the Mother: Philippines,  2003

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Age Group of      |           |                                      Attendant at Birth
Mother /          |     Total |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Birth Weight      |           | Under |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |  50 & |    Not
(in grams)        |           |    15 | 15 - 19 | 20 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 34 | 35 - 39 | 40 - 44 | 45 - 49 |  Over | Stated
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Total               1,669,442     829  123,036  472,211  458,341  340,211   193,825  68,400    8,124     728   3,737

 500  -   999        1,280          3      150      337      270      265       189      58        7      -        1
1,000 - 1,499          23,517      22    1,934    6,735    6,048    4,672     2,868   1,070      100       9      59
1,500 - 1,999          34,362      30    2,934    9,271    8,620    6,950     4,541   1,751      182      13      70
2,000 - 2,499         135,553     106   12,173   39,916   35,370   25,540    15,641   5,817      687      47     256
2,500 - 2,999         582,360     348   47,250  170,687  157,412  113,814    64,931  23,624    2,959     269   1,066
3,000 - 3,499         623,968     236   43,237  176,779  175,705  128,770    70,858  24,190    2,839     276   1,078
3,500 & Over          215,686      60   11,591   54,162   61,569   49,769    28,183   9,063      900      72     317
Not Stated             52,716      24    3,767   14,324   13,347   10,431     6,614   2,827      450      42     890

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Note:    Figures are not adjusted for underregistration

Source:  Health and Vital Statistics Division
         Civil Registry Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  August 16, 2006
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